page_title: Royal Thai Navy
section_title: Naval Special Warfare Command
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Thai Navy / Organization / Naval Special Warfare Command
caption_attribution_description: 180903-N-FV739-052. AT SEA (September 3, 2018) - Royal Thai Navy Sailors embark a vessel during Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure practical scenario training as part of Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 2018. This is the 17th annual SEACAT exercise and includes participants from the U.S., Brunei, Bangladesh, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher A. Veloicaza) &lt;a href="https://www.dvidshub.net" rel="nofollow"&gt;www.dvidshub.net&lt;/a&gt;
context_page_description: The Royal Thai Navy, Thailand's naval warfare force, was established in 1906. It was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse who is known as the father of the Royal Navy. It has a structure that includes the naval fleet, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Air and Coastal Defence Command. The RTN headquarters is at Sattahip Naval Base.
  The navy operates three naval area commands: Northern Gulf of Thailand; Southern Gulf of Thailand; and the Andaman Sea. RTN also has two air wings and one flying unit on its aircraft carrier.
context_section_description: The Naval Special Warfare Command was set up as an underwater demolition assault unit in 1956 with the assistance of the US. A small element of the Navy SEALs has been trained to conduct maritime counter-terrorism missions. The unit has close ties with the United States Navy SEALs and conducts regular joint training exercises.
  Most of the operations of the Navy SEALs are highly sensitive and are rarely divulged to the public. Navy SEALs have been used to gather intelligence along the Thai border during times of heightened tension. Navy SEALs have participated in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Thailand.
  Thai Navy SEALs participated in the Tham Luang cave rescue. The rescue team successfully extricated members of 12 junior football players and their coach, who were trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non Cave in Chiang Rai Province in July 2018. One former Navy SEAL died in the rescue effort.
caption: Royal Thai Navy SEALs
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